Biography

Member of the European Parliament, representing Partido Popular (EPP-ED group), Spain.

Born: 22 July 1948, Madrid

Education:
Graduate in sociology, political science and law.

Employment:
Member of the Law Society of England and Wales. Member of the Board of Governors of the Law Society of Madrid.
Member of the delegation from the General Council of the Spanish Law Society to the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Union and the European Economic Area (CCBE). Member of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Board of Governors of ERA (Academy of European Law, Trier). Member of the Board of Governors of Camilo José Cela University (Spain). Vice-Chairman of the Kangoroo Group.
Grand Cross of San Raimundo de Peñafort.

Political Career:
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, Member of the Bureau
European Parliament, Member
Conference of Committee Chairmen, Chairman
Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, Chairman
Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, Substitute
Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, Member

Contact details

apalacio@europarl.eu.int